“So, do you think I’m making a mistake”
“Not at all. I mean, it’s a huge responsibility but we can’t see him out in the world with who only knows or take a chance that he’ll spend his life in foster care.”
Cas should have a level of empathy for the kid, he knows exactly what it’s like to grow up with no family, not even having one person to give a shit about him.
“He’s Shane’s son and he’s not here, but we are.”
Relief washes over her, and she nods. “That’s what I’ve been thinking. Do you think Leo will be pissed?”
“To be fair, he won’t be the one doing the day-to-day looking after him and the cost of another kid has been taken care of.”
“No, I’m going to save that for him for when he’s older.”
“Holly, be serious. Put some money aside, you’ll need it. You already know kids aren’t cheap.”
“If we’re going to raise him, then he won’t be any different to Rayna or Roman.”
The roar of motorcycles drowns out the music, and I'm taken back to waiting for the guys to return from a run when I was a kid. Oak and Micky would always bring back a gift for me, and if they couldn’t find anything I was into, they would load up their saddlebags with candy. It was because of them I ended up with my one and only cavity. Kitty was pissed she had to drag me to the dentist and swore she’d set Michael on them if they even bought me a sucker.
My boy walks through the door with his chapter of the Lost Souls Motorcycle Club. I knew the second I laid eyes on him when he was born that he would grow up to be something special and I haven’t been proven wrong. Both my sons are someone to follow and when this is all sorted and life is back to its normal daily routines, they will both do great things with this club.
“Mother,” he says walking toward me.
People think Luca is the more serious out of him and Leo, but he isn’t. He’s much more sarcastic.
He wraps his arms around me, and I hold onto him, needing to have one son in my arms for a moment. I pull back and hold both sides of his face. “Find our family.”
Steeling his eyes, he vows, “You fuckin’ bet.”
He presses a kiss on my cheek and heads into the backroom with Zach, his chapter murmuring a greeting as they pass me before following their president.
“Can we go home now, Grandma?” Rayna asks.
“Yes, darling.”
I help Holly with the babies and tell her, “You’re going to need double of everything.”
“It’s all on order.”
With a baby in each of our arms, we turn to look for Rayna and she’s opening the backroom door.
“Rayna!” I call out but she either doesn’t hear, or she ignores me. “I’ll get her,” I tell Holly.
Crossing the bar, I step into the doorway and find her sat on Luca’s lap. A huge map is spread across the table and brothers are distracted by my granddaughter.
“Rayna Jackson, you know you’re not allowed in here,” I admonish her.
“Grandma, I just want to see my Uncle Luca.”
Her baby face usually gets her what she wants but tonight, Luca is here to find her dad.
“It’s late and Uncle Luca is busy.”
This time I know she heard me, so she’s plain ignoring me. She looks to her uncle and tells him, “They think I don’t know someone bad has my dad. You’re here to find him, aren’t you?”
He taps her nose. “You’ve always been too clever, Ray-Ray,” he says, adding, “Don’t worry yourself, I’m gonna find him.” He points at his brothers and continues, “You see these ugly guys, they’re gonna help me.”
“Are they strong like you and my dad?”
